General Settings

Label

Mandatory

Description

Enable resource

 

When selected, the Web resource host is enabled.

Selected by default.

Display Name

Yes

Unique name used in the system to identify the Web resource host.

The Display Name is also used for link translation in the Access Point, that is as part of the translated, or rewritten, link. Because of this, Display Name cannot contain characters such as commas or semi-colons, for example.

Supported characters are:

A-Z

a-z

0-9

.

Description

 

Describes the Web resource host.

Host

Yes

IP address or a DNS name for the host.

You can add multipe hosts by separating them with semicolons.

Example: 127.0.0.1;127.0.0.2

HTTP Port

(Yes)

Port for HTTP traffic.

When using a non-default port (other than 80), the port must be added to registered alternative hosts.

Example: www.nexussafe.com:8080

If the default port is used, make sure the alternative host contains the server name without port.

Example: www.nexussafe.com

Either HTTP Port or HTTPS Port is mandatory.

Set to 80 by default.

HTTPS Port

(Yes)

Port for HTTPS traffic.

When using an other port than 443, this must be added to registered alternative hosts.

Example: www.nexussafe.com:8080

If 443 is used, make sure the alternative host contains the server name without port.

Example: www.nexussafe.com

Either HTTP Port or HTTPS Port is mandatory.

Alternative Hosts

Label

Mandatory

Description

Specify alternative hosts

 

When selected, you specify what alternative host to use by using the Add Alternative Host link.

When not selected, the Server DNS Name specified on the Advanced Settings tab is used for Link translation. If no Server DNS Name has been specified, Host is listed as Alternative Host with the specified HTTP or HTTPS Port.

Not selected by default.

 

Single Sign-On

Label

Mandatory

Description

Enable Single Sign-On

 

When selected, SSO is enabled.

A SSO Domain must have been registered for this option to be available. Go to the Manage SSO Domains section to add an SSO domain.

Not selected by default.

SSO Type

(Yes)

SSO type applying to the Web resource host.

Available options are:

Text Refers to authentication schemes based on NTLM or Basic.

Cookie Refers to authentication schemes based on cookies/HTTP headers.

Form Based More of a presentation layer scheme, and can use either Basic or NTLM authentication scheme.

Adaptive SSO A Dynamic module that will try to pick up form based login patterns to issue Single Sign-on against Web Resources. If selected SSO Domain will have the selection create new domain which, if selected, will reload the page and present a new text box: New SSO Domain Name which will hold the new SSO Domain name.

Script Customized authentication schemes are supported by using wascr scripts to deliver SSO credentials. When creating wascr scripts for this purpose; use certain reserved variables that are mapped to the SSO Domain Attributes. All mapped attributes/variables are listed on the SSO Domain Attributes in Wascr page.

SSO Type is mandatory when Enable Single Sign-On is selected.

Set to Text by default.

SSO Domain

(Yes)

Lists registered SSO Domains in the system.

The list is adjusted according to the selected SSO Type so only the valid SSO Domains are displayed.

Mandatory when Enable Single Sign-On is selected. If Adaptive SSO is selected the page will be reloaded and the selection create new domain will be available which if selected will create a new text domain with the name entered in New SSO Domain Name

New SSO Domain Name

 

Only visible when Adaptive SSO as SSO Type is selected and when create new domain is selected in SSO Domain

Portal Settings

Label

Mandatory

Description

Make resource available in the Portal

 

When selected, the Web resource host is available in the Portal.

All registered resources made available in the Portal are listed on the Portal Items page.

Selected by default.

Icon

Yes

Path to the image file that symbolizes the Web resource host in the Portal.

An Icon must be of the type .gif, .jpeg, or .png and must not exceed 10kB.

Mandatory when Make resource available in the Portal is selected.

Click Browse to upload a previously saved image file.

Click Select Icon in Icon Library to display the Icon Library.

Link Text

Yes

Text that represents the Web resource host in the Portal.

All link texts in the Portal are displayed alphabetically.

Mandatory when Make resource available in the Portal is selected.